diabetic thread

[WIP]

Do two fast walking laps around your house and wait ten minutes. Then recheck the blood/sugar reading.
At least you will know what two fast laps, and the increase in heart rate, can do for your readings from now on.
If it lowered your BS numbers by, say, "forty"...you will know the scale of reduction to lower it by "eighty" or "a hundred and twenty".
Know what I mean??

I've done something similar. I've indulged a little and knowing that exercise consumes carbohydrates I've jumped on a treadmill or gone for a walk to "negate" the carbohydrates from my indulgence. The reality is that it provided me with an excuse to indulge and that doesn't help anything but rather does the opposite. What we need to work on is changing our lifestyle so we stop abusing our body with excessive carbohydrates. While we need some amount of blood glucose, excessive blood glucose is deadly poisonous to our bodies. Are we not called to love our bodies and take care of them?

 

[evenifigoalone]

Took a walk with my neighbor's dogs today

 

[Hopeful]

I've done something similar. I've indulged a little and knowing that exercise consumes carbohydrates I've jumped on a treadmill or gone for a walk to "negate" the carbohydrates from my indulgence. The reality is that it provided me with an excuse to indulge and that doesn't help anything but rather does the opposite. What we need to work on is changing our lifestyle so we stop abusing our body with excessive carbohydrates. While we need some amount of blood glucose, excessive blood glucose is deadly poisonous to our bodies. Are we not called to love our bodies and take care of them?

If we are doing the exercise, there is no problem with resupplying our bod's with carbs.
We just need to be aware of where our sugar levels are, all the time.
And be ready if the sugar levels are low.
Do you keep some sweet things in your car?
I do.
I like the small containers of mini-oreos or nilla' wafers.

I don't know if you have already posted about when your fight for good sugar levels started, but mine started in 1986.
I don't really recall if I ever used exercise as a an excuse for over indulging.
I try to walk the razor's edge of exercise and enough sugar in my system all the time.
Even after thirty-five years of close monitoring, I still have too many highs and lows.
It is a fight that won't end till I get the glorified body.
I sure hope there is cheese-cake in heaven.

 

[WIP]

If we are doing the exercise, there is no problem with resupplying our bod's with carbs.
We just need to be aware of where our sugar levels are, all the time.
And be ready if the sugar levels are low.
Do you keep some sweet things in your car?
I do.
I like the small containers of mini-oreos or nilla' wafers.

I don't know if you have already posted about when your fight for good sugar levels started, but mine started in 1986.
I don't really recall if I ever used exercise as a an excuse for over indulging.
I try to walk the razor's edge of exercise and enough sugar in my system all the time.
Even after thirty-five years of close monitoring, I still have too many highs and lows.
It is a fight that won't end till I get the glorified body.
I sure hope there is cheese-cake in heaven.

Heaven itself will be sweet!

 

[evenifigoalone]

Not doing well. Still taking my meds and all, but my diet is not doing well.

 

[dashboardchic19]

Not doing well. Still taking my meds and all, but my diet is not doing well.

Praying for you!!

 

[Hopeful]

Not doing well. Still taking my meds and all, but my diet is not doing well.

Who buys and prepares "your diet"?
You are what you eat !!!

 

[evenifigoalone]

I feel like I'm going to die young. I can't seem to make good choices or improve myself--no matter how much I want to

 

[Hopeful]

I feel like I'm going to die young. I can't seem to make good choices or improve myself--no matter how much I want to

Ever think about that deeply?
If you want something, you will get it.
It is the things you don't want that will elude you.
Priorities !!!

 

[evenifigoalone]

Just deeply discouraged. I don't want to go blind or lose limbs or die young. But I can't seem to do the things I need to do to prevent these things. It's one thing to want a goal, but when taking the steps to achieve that goal involves stuff that you either don't want to do or that goes against your impulses, it's another thing.

People have suggested to me that I picture the things that could happen to me if I don't change, but that isn't good for long term motivation. Only short term.

 

[Hopeful]

Just deeply discouraged. I don't want to go blind or lose limbs or die young. But I can't seem to do the things I need to do to prevent these things. It's one thing to want a goal, but when taking the steps to achieve that goal involves stuff that you either don't want to do or that goes against your impulses, it's another thing.

People have suggested to me that I picture the things that could happen to me if I don't change, but that isn't good for long term motivation. Only short term.

Many short terms equal a long term.
It is just a matter of which you want more.
Keep the "finish line" in sight !!!

 

[evenifigoalone]

It's not that simple.

 

[WIP]

Just deeply discouraged. I don't want to go blind or lose limbs or die young. But I can't seem to do the things I need to do to prevent these things. It's one thing to want a goal, but when taking the steps to achieve that goal involves stuff that you either don't want to do or that goes against your impulses, it's another thing.

People have suggested to me that I picture the things that could happen to me if I don't change, but that isn't good for long term motivation. Only short term.

One night, a couple days after my dad turned 50, I remember he was complaining of a heartburn. He said, "I can't get rid of this heartburn no matter how many antacids I take." Then next morning, he decided to go in and see his doctor to find out what is going on. It was discovered that he had been suffering a mild heart attack. The doctors told him there was minor damage or bruising on his heart.

My dad was a pretty heavy smoker and he preferred non-filtered Camel brand cigarettes too. The doctor told him he had to quit smoking or else. Well, he tried. I remember finding cigarettes that had been hidden throughout the house and garage and thinking, "Who are you hiding these from? You're the one that needs to quit."

Exactly one year later on the same calendar date, he suffered his second heart attack and this time it was a doozy. Afterwards he was telling me about his time in the emergency room. He said, "I was laying on the emergency room bed while the doctors and nurses hooked up EKG, blood pressure monitor, pulse and blood hemoglobin monitor, etc. when all of a sudden I couldn't move! I couldn't open my eyes, I couldn't speak, I couldn't move a muscle, but I could hear what was being said."

He had gone into cardiac arrest. The next thing he heard was the nurse say, "We lost him doctor!" He said, "There was a lot of noise and commotion and all of a sudden something snapped and I was back again. I'm guessing they paddled him. Apparently that was the motivation he needed to quit smoking for he never touched them again and lived another seven years until he died from a fall at his job. He was an ironworker and fell 35'. He actually got up and walked over to his truck but shortly thereafter was rushed to the emergency room but died on the way.

The question is, how much motivation do you need?

 

[evenifigoalone]

It's not something that's at all easy to stick to is all I'm saying. I feel like I would benefit more from advice on how to stay on track or how to avoid falling off track than I would just being told I need to do it. I already know what I need to do. It's repeatedly falling off the track that's my problem.

 

[WIP]

It's not something that's at all easy to stick to is all I'm saying. I feel like I would benefit more from advice on how to stay on track or how to avoid falling off track than I would just being told I need to do it. I already know what I need to do. It's repeatedly falling off the track that's my problem.

I found setting my goal, calculating my carbohydrate intake, and recording it in a log to be very helpful for me and to do it religiously. In fact, after losing that initial weight and getting my glucose under control, I stopped calculating and recording my carb intake for a while thinking, "I got this." Almost immediately my glucose levels and weight began to climb again. Out of sight, out of mind. It has been about building new habits and keeping those records for me. If I can't find any nutritional data to indicate the carb load for a particular food, I calculate it using the recipe ingredients and the portion size I'm eating.

For example, yesterday I baked a loaf of whole wheat bread. The ingredients were as follows.
3-3/4 cups white whole wheat flour. (84g carb, 16g fiber) per cup. 84x3.75=315g carbs with 64g fiber per recipe.
1/4 cup honey. (279g carb per cup)
1-1/2 cups water. (0g carb)
1 packet yeast (3g carb, 2g fiber)

Total carbohydrates for the entire loaf of bread: 315+279+3=597g
Fiber or complex carbs may be subtracted out because they do not cause blood glucose spikes so total complex carbs: 64+2=67g.
Net carbs for entire loaf of bread is: 597-67= 530g.

I baked it in a 9" long bread pan so cutting 1/2" thick slices I'll get about 18 slices of bread therefore we can calculate the carb load from each slice: 530/18=29.4g net carbs per 1/2" slice.

Taking the time to go through this process may seem like a lot of tedious work and sometimes it is but over time it gets easier and the end result for me has been that it keeps things in perspective and keeps me on track because it helps me remain focused on my goal, which currently is under 120g of net carbs per day.

So if I intend to eat a slice of this bread for breakfast, that would be my total allowed carb intake for that meal. I can have eggs with it for they have 0g of carbs. Butter has 0g carbs but topping the bread with jelly or honey or peanut butter etc. will add carbs so that would be a no-no. Breakfast sausages or bacon do have some carbs due to the sugars used for curing and seasoning but they are minimal.

 

[dashboardchic19]

It's not something that's at all easy to stick to is all I'm saying. I feel like I would benefit more from advice on how to stay on track or how to avoid falling off track than I would just being told I need to do it. I already know what I need to do. It's repeatedly falling off the track that's my problem.

I am not diabetic that I know of, but I do need to get healthier. I haven’t worked out in a long time. Don’t know if this will help or not but maybe we can keep each other accountable for eating right and working out. Maybe if I had someone checking in on me to see if I did it I would actually do it LOL.

 

[daninthelionsden]

Not doing well. Still taking my meds and all, but my diet is not doing well.

I was constantly eating large meals and snacking for psycho/emo reasons. Dieting only goes so far. Fasting is where the healing is. I strive every weekday to fast 18 hours. Then I relent on most week ends. I am approaching a 50 lb total loss over an approx 7 mo duration.

 

[daninthelionsden]

I found setting my goal, calculating my carbohydrate intake, and recording it in a log to be very helpful for me and to do it religiously. In fact, after losing that initial weight and getting my glucose under control, I stopped calculating and recording my carb intake for a while thinking, "I got this." Almost immediately my glucose levels and weight began to climb again. Out of sight, out of mind. It has been about building new habits and keeping those records for me. If I can't find any nutritional data to indicate the carb load for a particular food, I calculate it using the recipe ingredients and the portion size I'm eating.

For example, yesterday I baked a loaf of whole wheat bread. The ingredients were as follows.
3-3/4 cups white whole wheat flour. (84g carb, 16g fiber) per cup. 84x3.75=315g carbs with 64g fiber per recipe.
1/4 cup honey. (279g carb per cup)
1-1/2 cups water. (0g carb)
1 packet yeast (3g carb, 2g fiber)

Total carbohydrates for the entire loaf of bread: 315+279+3=597g
Fiber or complex carbs may be subtracted out because they do not cause blood glucose spikes so total complex carbs: 64+2=67g.
Net carbs for entire loaf of bread is: 597-67= 530g.

I baked it in a 9" long bread pan so cutting 1/2" thick slices I'll get about 18 slices of bread therefore we can calculate the carb load from each slice: 530/18=29.4g net carbs per 1/2" slice.

Taking the time to go through this process may seem like a lot of tedious work and sometimes it is but over time it gets easier and the end result for me has been that it keeps things in perspective and keeps me on track because it helps me remain focused on my goal, which currently is under 120g of net carbs per day.

So if I intend to eat a slice of this bread for breakfast, that would be my total allowed carb intake for that meal. I can have eggs with it for they have 0g of carbs. Butter has 0g carbs but topping the bread with jelly or honey or peanut butter etc. will add carbs so that would be a no-no. Breakfast sausages or bacon do have some carbs due to the sugars used for curing and seasoning but they are minimal.

Uncured bacon/sausage exists. Much sausage is sweetened with corn syrup. Avoid that. Try and find unsweetened sausage/bacon. Read your ingredients. Stop eating toast/bisquits. No hash browns unless it is cauliflower hash browns. No orange juice unless fresh squeezed. 5 days or more a week I skip breakfast and lunch. This morning my breakfast is 1 cup of coffee as it is most mornings.

 

[Hopeful]

It's not that simple.

Oh well...you have every excuse you need to "die young".
For myself, I want to live as long as possible, with both my feet and both of my eyes intact.
It is a fight that is winnable, and I am winning...by the grace and mercy of God.

 

[Hopeful]

I found setting my goal, calculating my carbohydrate intake, and recording it in a log to be very helpful for me and to do it religiously. In fact, after losing that initial weight and getting my glucose under control, I stopped calculating and recording my carb intake for a while thinking, "I got this." Almost immediately my glucose levels and weight began to climb again. Out of sight, out of mind. It has been about building new habits and keeping those records for me. If I can't find any nutritional data to indicate the carb load for a particular food, I calculate it using the recipe ingredients and the portion size I'm eating.

For example, yesterday I baked a loaf of whole wheat bread. The ingredients were as follows.
3-3/4 cups white whole wheat flour. (84g carb, 16g fiber) per cup. 84x3.75=315g carbs with 64g fiber per recipe.
1/4 cup honey. (279g carb per cup)
1-1/2 cups water. (0g carb)
1 packet yeast (3g carb, 2g fiber)

Total carbohydrates for the entire loaf of bread: 315+279+3=597g
Fiber or complex carbs may be subtracted out because they do not cause blood glucose spikes so total complex carbs: 64+2=67g.
Net carbs for entire loaf of bread is: 597-67= 530g.

I baked it in a 9" long bread pan so cutting 1/2" thick slices I'll get about 18 slices of bread therefore we can calculate the carb load from each slice: 530/18=29.4g net carbs per 1/2" slice.

Taking the time to go through this process may seem like a lot of tedious work and sometimes it is but over time it gets easier and the end result for me has been that it keeps things in perspective and keeps me on track because it helps me remain focused on my goal, which currently is under 120g of net carbs per day.

So if I intend to eat a slice of this bread for breakfast, that would be my total allowed carb intake for that meal. I can have eggs with it for they have 0g of carbs. Butter has 0g carbs but topping the bread with jelly or honey or peanut butter etc. will add carbs so that would be a no-no. Breakfast sausages or bacon do have some carbs due to the sugars used for curing and seasoning but they are minimal.

Keeping that log is essential to knowing, and planning what to eat.
Having been a "logger" for thirty some years, I can shoot up the insulin I need ahead of time in order to eat wherever I want...having already recorded "cause and effect" from previous visits to the same restaurants.
I have seen yearly, and even monthly, changes in the amount of insulin I need, and the mount of exercise I need to remain between the good ranges of blood sugar.
For instance, my body works a lot harder to keep myself cool during the hot months than it does to keep myself warm during the cold...weeks, (I live in a desert, LOL).
So I try to eat less, during the winter.